Example sentences of "but i can [not/n't] [verb] it " in BNC.

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1 ‘ The potential cost to Woolwich of refusing to pay in terms of damage to reputation and interest liabilities may have been commercially unacceptable but I can not regard it as involving duress on the part of the revenue .
2 My diesel shortly is a terrible smoker , I have only had this vehicle for three months ( 1985 vintage ) but have covered about 3000 miles and tried all of the adjustments to reduce its habit , The clock reads 30,000 miles and the distributor pump is adjusted to its maximum in an attempt to reduce the smoke , but I can not stop it .
3 I am sure that the hon. Gentleman is making a point , but I can not follow it .
4 The hon. Gentleman knows that we have answered that point many times , but I can not let it pass .
5 But I can not see it solving the crisis of the socialist left .
6 One publisher , who did not want to be named , agreed : ‘ Jackie Collins has got a new book out called American Star but I can not see it doing very well .
7 I watch it approaching but I can not fear it .
8 But I can not take it out of store because I would be breaking the law effectively if I did .
9 Because of the drive swapping the CONFIG.SYS file is stored in the uncompressed drive D. If you edit this file to REM out the DEVSWAP command you might be lucky enough to recover the ROM drive but I can not guarantee it .
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